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it's about slowing spending and deficit reduction. >> make no mistake. there will be real damage. we'll be squeezing people who deserve better. we'll scramble to find budget reductions in a way that sense. sometime in hours, days, weeks ahead. we will get a semi-balanced small agreement. mr. speaker, we don't have a trillion dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough. we have a trillion dollar debt because we spend too much. that was ronald reagan in 198 # 2. president reagan led america out of recession. history has a way of repeating itself. somehow washington never gets the message. >> president obama said he would push for a bill that would actually -- what it would do is include a renewal of the unemployment extension of the bush tax cuts for middle class americans who make less than $250,000 a year. some of us will be watching the ball drop in times square. we may hear the gauntlet drop on capitol hill. live in the newsroom. back to you. >> thank you, derek. >> we are also counting down to 2013. hundreds of thousands of people will bring in the new year in times square. org
it's about slowing spending and deficit reduction. >> make no mistake. there will be real damage. we'll be squeezing people who deserve better. we'll scramble to find budget reductions in a way that sense. sometime in hours, days, weeks ahead. we will get a semi-balanced small agreement. mr. speaker, we don't have a trillion dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough. we have a trillion dollar debt because we spend too much. that was ronald reagan in 198 # 2. president reagan led america...
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go up, unemployment insurance is still available, and that lays the groundwork then for additional deficit reduction and economic growth steps that we can take in the new year, but let's not miss this deadline. that's the bare minimum we should be able to get done. >>> senate leaders say they hope to reach a compromise that could be presented to lawmakers by sunday, a little more than 24 hours before the deadline. >>> and don't miss "meet the press" on sunday morning. david gregory will interview president obama exclusively just hours before the fiscal cliff deadline. "meet the press" airs at 10:30 on monday morning. >>> police locked up tonight after a brazen crime spree. as jack write benson reports, one of the victims had choice words for those who were arrested. >> reporter: the occupants of this stolen car are -- i'm okay now. i just thank god he didn't hurt me. >> reporter: when sharon gardner first saw this nissan maxima, it was speeding away from the bp gas station with the man who had just stolen her purse in the backseat. >> i was in between vacuuming my car out. i was going from
go up, unemployment insurance is still available, and that lays the groundwork then for additional deficit reduction and economic growth steps that we can take in the new year, but let's not miss this deadline. that's the bare minimum we should be able to get done. >>> senate leaders say they hope to reach a compromise that could be presented to lawmakers by sunday, a little more than 24 hours before the deadline. >>> and don't miss "meet the press" on sunday...
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insurance is still available for 2 million people, and that lays the groundwork then for additional deficit reduction and economic growth steps we can take in the new year, but let's not miss this deadline. that's the bare minimum we should be able to get done. it shouldn't be that heart since democrats and republicans both say they don't want to see taxes go up on middle-class families. i just have to repeat. outside of washington, nobody understands how it is that this seems to be a repeat pattern over and over again. ordinary folks, they do their jobs. they meet deadlines, they sit down and they are discuss things, and then things happen. the notion that our elected leadership can't do the same thing is mind-boggling to them. it needs to stop. so i'm modestly optimistic that an agreement can be achieved. nobody will get 100% of what they want, but let's make sure middle-class families and the american economy, in fact the world economy, aren't adversely impacted. thank you very much, everybody. >>> right now at 6:00, president obama just wrapped up a news conference in which he said he i
insurance is still available for 2 million people, and that lays the groundwork then for additional deficit reduction and economic growth steps we can take in the new year, but let's not miss this deadline. that's the bare minimum we should be able to get done. it shouldn't be that heart since democrats and republicans both say they don't want to see taxes go up on middle-class families. i just have to repeat. outside of washington, nobody understands how it is that this seems to be a repeat...
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that reads in part, "tonight's agreement ensures that going forward we will continue to reduce the deficit through a combination of spending cuts and new revenues from the wealthiest americans. i will continue to fight every day on behalf of the middle class and all those fighting to get into the middle class to forge an economy that grows from the middle out, not from the top down." >>> but the house may not be ready to vote just yet. house speaker john boehner says his team needs to review the measure before deciding to schedule a vote on it or trying to change it. the white house hopes to have president obama's signature on the legislation by the time the new congress takes office at noon on thursday. that would minimize the impact of not having a deal in place by the start of the year. another spending battle is also brewing on capitol hill. the government is close to reaching its debt limit. the treasury is taking steps to delay reaching the $16.4 trillion borrowing limit. yesterday it stopped issuing new debt for two government retirement funds. that won't impact current retirees. tr
that reads in part, "tonight's agreement ensures that going forward we will continue to reduce the deficit through a combination of spending cuts and new revenues from the wealthiest americans. i will continue to fight every day on behalf of the middle class and all those fighting to get into the middle class to forge an economy that grows from the middle out, not from the top down." >>> but the house may not be ready to vote just yet. house speaker john boehner says his team...
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last-minute process calls into question washington's ability to deal with the hard issues of tax reform and deficit reduction. >> the prospects for the economy are incredibly dim until we put in place a bigger deal, tackle these challenges, and put some certainty into the economy and boost confidence. >> reporter: meanwhile, americans watched with worry and frustration. >> i think they're all failing us a great deal and i'm so sick and tired of them fighting. >> the equivalent of worried about your mortgage after you're already homeless. so it's, like i said, sad. they have a job to do and they're not doing it. >> reporter: now, with public pressure mounting, the house and senate are expected to be back in session tomorrow, ready for a vote that could impact the economy for better or for worse. kate? >> kristen welker at the white house. nbc's moderator of "meet the press" david gregory joins me now. as we've said, david, you sat down with president obama this afternoon for an exclusive interview that airs tomorrow morning, but give us a hint. is he optimistic? do you come away with any hope that w
last-minute process calls into question washington's ability to deal with the hard issues of tax reform and deficit reduction. >> the prospects for the economy are incredibly dim until we put in place a bigger deal, tackle these challenges, and put some certainty into the economy and boost confidence. >> reporter: meanwhile, americans watched with worry and frustration. >> i think they're all failing us a great deal and i'm so sick and tired of them fighting. >> the...
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we have a trillion dollars worth of deficit over year, and we need to sustain that. we know the wealthy will have to pay more and the poor will have to have fewer benefits and the middle class will have to deal with fewer programs and the middle class will have to give away subsidies in exchange for a lower tax rate, but swrae to move forward and create more jobs and grow the economy because the only way to head the recovery. >> i want to pick up on the word certainty, and i have a feeling uncertainty may be the new normal. our business leaders are going to have to figure out a way to make money in a less certain environment. that's going to be difficult for those who have traditionally had -- known what they were dealing with, but i am not certain going forward that's going to be the way we will see our government operate. here we are just a few days before we go through the cliff, and there's no evidence we're anywhere near a deal. i just think that once we get passed the doomsday date of january 1st, we will see that the sun will still come up and we will figure o
we have a trillion dollars worth of deficit over year, and we need to sustain that. we know the wealthy will have to pay more and the poor will have to have fewer benefits and the middle class will have to deal with fewer programs and the middle class will have to give away subsidies in exchange for a lower tax rate, but swrae to move forward and create more jobs and grow the economy because the only way to head the recovery. >> i want to pick up on the word certainty, and i have a...
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part on your screen, "tonight's agreement ensures that going forward, we'll continue to reduce the deficit through a combination of new spending cuts and new revenues from the wealthiest americans. i will continue to fight every day on behalf of the middle class and all those fighting to get into the middle class to forge an economy that grows from the middle out, not the top down." >>> the treasury is taking steps to help avert a different financial crisis. it has stopped issuing new debt of two government retirement funds. the news will keep the government from reaching its $16.4 trillion borrowing limit, at least for the time being. this is not going to impact current retirees. treasury secretary timothy geithner announced last week that his department will adopt measures to save about $200 billion and that is to keep the government from reaching its limit for two months. >>> want to get the out-the-door forecast. tom? >> 2013, the forecast for today, a few scattered flurries or sprinkles today. above freezing throughout the daylight hours. a cold pattern tomorrow through the first part
part on your screen, "tonight's agreement ensures that going forward, we'll continue to reduce the deficit through a combination of new spending cuts and new revenues from the wealthiest americans. i will continue to fight every day on behalf of the middle class and all those fighting to get into the middle class to forge an economy that grows from the middle out, not the top down." >>> the treasury is taking steps to help avert a different financial crisis. it has stopped...
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not enough deficit reduction on the spending cuts in this bill. they don't like the bill. they are now saying they may take a vote on an amended bill and as i said the senate saying they are not going to take that up. >> we saw vice president biden instrumental in getting this deal done on the senate side. met with the democratic caucus on the house side this morning. can he move republicans? >> it doesn't appear so. not on the house. he met with p nancy pelosi and other democrats today. but it does not appear that the republicans in the house are going to send the bill back to the senate and doesn't appear had a vice president biden is making my headway with those gop republicans. >> all right. jennifer johnson, live on capitol hill with the latest. jennifer, thank you. could be a long night. certainly a long week already. >>> stay with news4 for the up-to-the minute on the information on the fiscal cliff. we will be monitoring lawmakers on the hill and have an update in the next half hour. of course, you can always get details on nbcwashington.com. >>> breaking news righ
not enough deficit reduction on the spending cuts in this bill. they don't like the bill. they are now saying they may take a vote on an amended bill and as i said the senate saying they are not going to take that up. >> we saw vice president biden instrumental in getting this deal done on the senate side. met with the democratic caucus on the house side this morning. can he move republicans? >> it doesn't appear so. not on the house. he met with p nancy pelosi and other democrats...
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the republicans complained there's not enough deficit reduction. >> in the plan, another trillion dollars worth of debt on the american people. >> reporter: some democrats support the plan to prevent more financial instability. >> my district can't afford to wait a few days and have the stock market go down 300 points if we don't do something. >> reporter: wall street jitters are just one problem. income taxes will rise for almost every american. the senate remains in session. ready to send the bill to the president. but if no deal is reached, this will be a very costly beginning to the new year for almost every american. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> these last-minute negotiations aren't over and another battle can be expected in just two months. this time over the debt ceiling. the treasury just stopped issuing new debt for two government retirement funds to keep the government from reaching its $16.4 trillion borrowing limit. the measure could buy the government two months' time to decide whether to raise the debt limit. the latest move will not impact current retirees. >
the republicans complained there's not enough deficit reduction. >> in the plan, another trillion dollars worth of debt on the american people. >> reporter: some democrats support the plan to prevent more financial instability. >> my district can't afford to wait a few days and have the stock market go down 300 points if we don't do something. >> reporter: wall street jitters are just one problem. income taxes will rise for almost every american. the senate remains in...
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. >> they say their biggest priority is making sure we deal with the deficit in a serious way. the way they're behaving is that their only priority is making sure that tax breaks for the wealthiest americans are protected. >> now, yesterday it was republicans who accused democrats of failing to give them a counteroffer even if they get a deal later today, this fight is not going to be over for long. republicans are likely to push for the same reforms they gave up on this time around early in the new year when the debt limit debate kicks off. reporting live in washington, danielle lee. richard, back to you. >> thank you. >>> if nothing else, it looks like there will be a deal to keep the price of milk from skyrocketing. both parties agreed to a one year extension of the 2008 farm bill that expired in october. the deal will avert a spike in milk prices to as much as $8 a gallon. the plan still has to be put to a vote in the house and senate sometime today. >>> this is going to be a big night for same sex couples in maryland. at the stroke of midnight, it will be legal for them to
. >> they say their biggest priority is making sure we deal with the deficit in a serious way. the way they're behaving is that their only priority is making sure that tax breaks for the wealthiest americans are protected. >> now, yesterday it was republicans who accused democrats of failing to give them a counteroffer even if they get a deal later today, this fight is not going to be over for long. republicans are likely to push for the same reforms they gave up on this time around...
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the republicans complained there's not enough deficit reduction. >> in the present plan, put nearly another trillion dollars of debt on the american people. >> reporter: some democrats is port the plan to prevent more financial instability. >> my district can't afford to wait few days and have the stock market go down 300 points tomorrow if we don't get together and do something. >> reporter: wall street jiters are one problem. without a deal that can go to the president. income taxes will rise for almost every american. as pat mentioned the senate apparently is done waiting if an amended bill is sent to the house to the senate mitt. senate leaders say they will not act on it. the whole fiscal cliff crisis will then be turned over to the new congress which comes to work on thursday. live on capitol hill, jennifer johnson, news4. >> thanks, jennifer. >>> well, no relief in the weather. nothing but gray skies to start out this new year. around the district these are live pictures at union station. not much in the way of rain or snow, though. >> storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer t
the republicans complained there's not enough deficit reduction. >> in the present plan, put nearly another trillion dollars of debt on the american people. >> reporter: some democrats is port the plan to prevent more financial instability. >> my district can't afford to wait few days and have the stock market go down 300 points tomorrow if we don't get together and do something. >> reporter: wall street jiters are one problem. without a deal that can go to the...
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military will be on hold a couple of months, giving congress more time to figure out how to reduce the deficit with other kinds of changes. that was just the senate working in the middle of the night. the house of representatives comes in today with pressure on them to make a deal as well and to cast a vote. that fiscal cliff has arrived but it looks like a solution is in place. andrea? >> thanks, kelly. your voice sounds a little like mine this morning. >> reporter: indeed. >>> doctors treating secretary of state hillary clinton for a blood clot in her head say they're confident she'll make a full recovery. more from chief science correspondent robert bazell. happy new year, robert. >> reporter: happy new year to you, andrea. the story could be a lot worse. it now appears that hillary clinton was in a dangerous situation, but it's been resolved successfully and every indication says she'll made a full recovery. she had a blood clot in a vein not in her brain but next to her brain. had it grown it could have cause aid small stroke. extensive examination has shown she has not suffered neurologi
military will be on hold a couple of months, giving congress more time to figure out how to reduce the deficit with other kinds of changes. that was just the senate working in the middle of the night. the house of representatives comes in today with pressure on them to make a deal as well and to cast a vote. that fiscal cliff has arrived but it looks like a solution is in place. andrea? >> thanks, kelly. your voice sounds a little like mine this morning. >> reporter: indeed....